ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan received major international recognition as its flagship initiative Reversing Deforestation and Degradation in High Conservation Value Chilgoza Pine Forests was honored as one of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration World Restoration Flagships at FAO headquarters in Rome, during FAO\u2019s 80th Anniversary and the World Food Forum.
\nImplemented between 2018 and 2025 under The Restoration Initiative, the project represents a strong collaboration between the Government of Pakistan \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ministry of Climate Change, Provincial Forest Departments, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said in a FAO press release issued here.
\nThe work focuses on conserving and restoring Pakistan\u2019s unique Chilgoza pine forests across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Addressing the ceremony, Dr. Syed Tauqir Hussain Shah, Advisor to the Prime Minister, highlighted that the initiative restored 3,800 hectares of degraded forest land, developed sustainable forest management plans for 69,000 hectares, and planted over one million Chilgoza pine seedlings.
\nMore than 30,000 households directly benefited through training, tools, and innovative technologies. He underscored that these achievements were delivered in some of the most remote and ecologically sensitive mountain regions, where access challenges and harsh environments demand strong collaboration with local communities.
\nThe success fully reflects the power of community-led restoration to protect biodiversity while enabling dignified livelihood opportunities. Dr. Shah noted that the Government of Pakistan has already begun scaling up this integrated restoration approach in other fragile ecosystems through domestic public financing, demonstrating long-term commitment and strong sustainability beyond project cycles.
\nWe are grateful for this global recognition and the partnerships that made this achievement possible, he said. Pakistan remains dedicated to expanding this model to safeguard our natural heritage and secure a greener, more resilient future for our people. During his mission to FAO, the Advisor also held a high-level meeting with the FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu, to further strengthen collaboration in agriculture transformation, ecosystem restoration, and rural development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan received major international recognition as its flagship initiative Reversing Deforestation and Degradation in High Conservation Value Chilgoza Pine Forests was honored as one of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration World Restoration Flagships at FAO headquarters in Rome, during FAO\u2019s 80th Anniversary and the World Food Forum. Implemented between 2018 and 2025 under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-511283","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n